REVIEW: Abbey Lane – ‘Lessons Learnt’

There’s a rare intimacy in Abbey Lane’s ‘Lessons Learnt’, a six-track EP that captures the messy, often contradictory journey of early adulthood with both clarity and heart. Balancing indie-rock urgency with tender alt-pop introspection, the EP presents an artist who’s fully attuned to the highs and lows of growing up.

From the opening surge of its stellar title-track, the EP asserts itself with shimmering guitars and driving drums that pulse with kinetic energy. Abbey’s voice, alternately restrained and soaring, carries the weight of reflection with a natural, unforced confidence. Each song feels like a snapshot of a moment in transition; whether a misstep, a revelation, or a small victory in the ongoing process of self-discovery.

Tracks like ‘Bigger Man’ leans into hindsight and healing, with her steady vocals tracing the aftermath of a past relationship over warm guitar textures and measured percussion, a quiet wisdom emerging from reflection. Meanwhile, ‘Baby Steps’ offers a moment of pause, its dreamy synth layers and delicate guitar painting vulnerability with a brush of light, reminding us that even small strides are significant.

‘Again & Again’ propels the EP forward, swirling with layered guitars and rich, kaleidoscopic energy. Abbey’s impassioned delivery carries a search for identity still in motion, while ‘Burning Out’ slows the pace, revealing the raw exhaustion and confusion that accompany growth, each note imbued with tender honesty. The closing track ‘Younger’ bursts open with an open-road optimism, capturing freedom and self-discovery with buoyant guitars and wide-eyed joy.

Across ‘Lessons Learnt’, Abbey Lane proves that growth is not linear; it’s jagged, exhilarating, and sometimes uncomfortable. Yet in its honesty and careful emotional layering, the EP feels profoundly relatable, transforming personal evolution into a universal soundtrack for those navigating the cusp of adulthood.

With this collection, Abbey Lane establishes herself as an indie artist unafraid to confront life’s complexities, delivering an EP that will surely strike a chord with those listening carefully.